but then didn't.
so at the turn of the century saab was in need of an entry level 'luxury sports hatchback' or some weird niche like that - catch was, they needed it right quick. so instead of building one from the ground up - they went to GM (who owned a fat share of saab at this time) and asked for some help. GM set some stuff up with their buddy subaru. one thing led to another and in 2005 this little collaboration car was born. fondly called the 'saaburu' ---- this car was build around the WRX - it's got the same engine and the same frame (minus a few modifications.) saab redesigned the interior with a swedish minimalist mentality (except for the ignition being in the dashboard which is very un-saab like) so basically this is the sexy sister cousin of the WRX. well, turns out that the niche they thought was going to be huge wasn't. i bet if they were to try again it'd do well (considering all the hipsters buying moded scions at the price of BMW's) there were two versions of this car available - the linear (aka crap) and the super dope aero. in 2005 8,000 of these cars were made. less than 4k of them aeros. in 2006 about 4,000 cars were made, half of which were aeros. 2007 - they were discontinued. soooo - these are super beastly to try and get your hands on. well, i found one. in colorado - it was an alright deal, not a great deal and i was super pumped - i called up all the people (my insurance people, the dealer in colorado, my father, blah blah) and had a deal all cut and ready to sign this weekend in which i would be picking up the vehicle and trading in my mazda. ... well i started getting really really anxious about it, i mean like 200 percent more anxious than one should be, and i had no real reason. so i'm taking this as a cue from the universe that something's not in place and to not go through with the deal. mixed feelings about this. it's like the kid that really wants a toy - but it's one of those mystery 5 dollar grab bags at the cash register. is it worth my cash money? is it gonna be as awesome as the toy i already have? do i even need a new toy? i was always the kid that would have issues buying my 'magic the gathering' cards because i hated not knowing if i was gonna get the awesome 'rare' card i wanted or not. i'm not a big fan of 'luck of the draw' - it seems like a foolsih concept to me. who knows - maybe it woulda been an awesome car to have, and maybe who cares - what i've got now rocks
see the resemblance? this is the ugly version by subaru
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since then, subaru has put a lot of design work into the WRX hatchback and it's looking pretty fly - they probably realized how crappy their designs were compared to saab's based on the exact same frame and engine back in 2005. this is the 2008(9?) WRX
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and that's my car!
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